External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13923	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13011	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12547	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12563
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12423	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12626	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12431	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13190
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13161	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13205	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13211	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12966
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13006	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12935	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12667	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12470
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14467	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14231	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14490	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14369
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13272	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13072	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12907	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13021
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12774	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12989

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease